English Dictionary

personal jurisdiction

名詞

(law) in the law of civil procedure, the ability of a court to hear a case brought against a party stemming from that party's presence, activities, or contacts within a specified set of geographical boundaries, usually the borders of a county, state, or nation.

日本語の意味

（民事訴訟法における）裁判所が、特定の地理的区域内に存在する（または活動・接触している）当事者に対し、訴訟を審理する権限

The plaintiff challenged the state court's personal jurisdiction over the out-of-state defendant because he had only attended a single conference there years earlier.

原告は、被告が数年前にそこで一度会議に出席しただけだとして、州裁判所が被告に対して有する個人的管轄権に異議を唱えた。

意味（1）

(law) in the law of civil procedure, the ability of a court to hear a case brought against a party stemming from that party's presence, activities, or contacts within a specified set of geographical boundaries, usually the borders of a county, state, or nation.

personal jurisdictions （ plural ）